The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-11-03
Atlanta Exposition.

Mr.. EDITOR: On the 18th inst. we
left Knoxville in company with friends
bound for the Atlanta Exposition, and
after severel hours ride with happy
crowd, we halted in Rome, Georgia, for
a rest, awaiting the train from Chatta-
nooga.
Arriving in Atlanta at daylight, our
tickets gave us free hack ride to any of
the hotels or boarding houses. That day
We spent in the buildings, wandering
around among the various attractions
from the many States. Alabama is we'll
represented in ores of every kind. She
has beautiful monuments built from the
rough Jumps of every grade up to the
finest polished instruments, even to the
most delicate watch spring. Her house,
built of iron brick, and pyramids capped
with eagles of copper, enclosed by the
most beautiful iron fences, attracted our
attention first. The machinery making
tacks, pins and nails belong to this de-
partment also.
Florida's fruit on growing trees, fowls,
grasses, huge fish, attracted much atten.
ton. A house built Of sugar cane, and
covered with moss, was beautiful, while
near it stood another covered with ears
of corn and supported by posts of open
cotton.
The lovely little cottage built of-tobac-
co by North Carolina, with its steeples,
chimneys and various decorations of the
fine twist, the light and brown leaf COM
bining colors, all festooned by large
chain of tobacco running from post to
post, was complete and perfectly beauti-
full.
"The house that Jack built" was bread
Of various kinds and shades; it was COW
cred nicely with brown loaves, decorated
with crackers, and large enough to seat
one or two persons comfortably. Allan
ta's department Of Terracotta was grand.
A cottage built of spool thread and fes-
tooned with rich laces was the ladies'
pet, while the cottage built of candy,
with the surroundings nicely carpeted
and fenced in by red and white rails of
candy, attracted crowd of children
with eyes and mouth watering. A young
lady sat knitting in one cottage built of
glass jars full of jams, jellies, pickles and
preserves of every immaginable kind.
1t was here we had the pleasure of shak-
ing hands with Mrs. Mary E. Bryan.
-tald-u she would probably return
from New York after this Winter. She
is fine looking and very attractive in con-
versation.
Cincinnati is well represented in "hog
and hominy." One machine was grind
ing out paper sacks while another was
dressing marble by steam. Twelve sew.
ing, machines run by steam on one table,
and one man wove silk handkerchiefs Of
various brilliant colors, while near by
stood persimmon tree full of fruit, with
large 'possum looking down in perfect
astonishment.
And now for the world of fowls and
fuss. We could have spent hours in
looking and listening. Chickens and
geese from Pennsylvania at thirty and
forty dollars pair. The jet black geese,
with one horn in the center of the head,
and pigeons with their lovely snow white
paraaols shading their little bodies,
rivaled each other in beauty. What a
jolly old time they had at growing,
cooling, quackiDg, cackling and potrack.
ing. The fine horses, vehicles and newly
invented farming implements, held o
place of much interest in the show.
That night about dark we stood in the
midst of an immense crowd around the
race course looking out for the fire works
over the low, fiat grounds beneath us.
The pavilion and hills around were
covered by acres of humanity, while the
Judges, stand was full of brass bands
giving us sweet music between every
scene. The scene was too grand for our
powers of description. Only those who
saw can appreciate it.
Atlanta's "big show" was indeed big
one, and though the crowd was fearfully
large, I for one enjoyed the sights be-
yond measure. B. CLEMENT.